Publisher's Synopsis
This special re-print edition of William Noyes's book "Handiwork in Wood" is a guide to working in wood, from harvesting the trees, to milling them and to the completed project.Written in 1912, this classic text provides insight into everything a person would wish to know about wood working as it was done a century ago. Chapters include: Logging, Sawmilling, The Seasoning and Measuring of Wood, Hand Tools for Woodworking, Wood Fastenings, Care of the Woodshop, The Common Joints Used in Woodworking, Types of Wooden Structures, Principles of Joinery, Wood Finishing and much more.Lavishly illustrated with vintage photos and woodworking plans, this is a real treasury of historic information on wood working.Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.
